on 24-08-2017 01:26 AM
on 24-08-2017 02:03 AM
Can't name n shame here but I believe many report on FB.
You can report sellers but almost impossible to police sellers from some countries especially China.
Best way to stop all the fraud, if everyone just stopped buying from China and give the locals here the jobs.
Our future would be much brighter.
on 24-08-2017 08:36 AM
Why on earth would you keep buying from Chinese sellers if you keep getting ripped off. What sort f feedback do the sellers have?
If the sellers are no longer registered on ebay then ebay has been taking notice of reports and they have deregistered the sellers to protect buyers who will not protect themselves.
on 24-08-2017 03:29 PM
on 24-08-2017 03:31 PM
on 24-08-2017 03:35 PM
So you're saying these sellers are acting like banks? lol
on 24-08-2017 03:56 PM
@letscleanupmycupboards wrote:
Lyndal if they've been refunded and got told to keep the dolls then I wouldn't consider that as they have been ripped off at all.
Just using the OP's own wording Cupboards. She considers she is being ripped off so who am I to argue.
on 24-08-2017 07:04 PM
She's not being ripped off, because in every case it sounds as if she is being refunded & in one case she got to keep the dolls as well (even if they were useless to her & not what she wanted).
I thought her question was more along the lines of were some of these Chinese companies making a massive profit by having funds in the bank for a month or so before refunding.
I can see that a seller or company could make a decent profit that way if they sold enough items but I would have thought their life on ebay would be a bit short lived because even when you refund without a buyer having to open a case, you risk getting negative feedback & you'd probably end up with a lot of buyers who go straight into an item not received claim without contacting you too.
24-08-2017 07:07 PM - edited 24-08-2017 07:08 PM
on 24-08-2017 07:23 PM
@letscleanupmycupboards wrote:
Kopes we buy from China because Aussie retailers charge 200x more for the same stuff and often we can get the items from China for less than just the postage costs here.
With that in mind and the protection afforded to buyers I ask you why you wouldn't? Unless you're in a hurry for it to arrive.
Sure, however had we been more educated from the 1970's, Australia could have set itself up to being a supplier or middle quality items and either blowing Asian products out of the water or lifting their game by example.
We need to resist the temptation and realize it's not all about money, it's about where you invest in the future.
If I can buy a $2 item from China and it costs $15 here, I prefer to buy here and skip the two beers I was going to have on the weekend.
Makes more sense in the long run and I get pride from knowing I am making better decisions.
But it's difficult to get people to wake up if they are not accustomed to thinking of their actions.
Educating is the key.